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Nov. 25, 1924.

B. SILVERMAN COME Filed Nov. 7l 1923 ieg 4.'

Patented Nov. 25, 1924.

,UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BENJAMIN SILVERMAN, OF CHATTANQOGA. TENNESSEE, ASSIGNOR F ONE-HALF 'IOJ'. RUSSEL EAR?, OF CHA'ITANOOGA, TENNESSEE.

Application filed November 7, 1923.. Serial No. 673,257.

To all wlw/m t may concern:

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN SILVER- MAN, citizen of the United States,residing at Chattanooga, in the county of Hamilton and State ofTennessee, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in, Combs,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to hair dressing and has spe-cial reference to adevice for straightening wavy or kinky hair.

More particularly the invention relates to an improved hairstraightening comb.

One important object of the invention is to improve the generalconstruction of devices of this character.

A second important object of the invention is to provide a comb of thischaracter having separate metallic teeth secured in a position in animproved and novel manner.

A third important object of the invention is to provide a novel assemblyarrangement for such a comb wherein a single bolt or pin is used to holdall of the parts together.

With the above and other objects in view as will be hereinafterapparent, the invention consists in general of certain novel details ofconstruction and combinations of parts hereinafter fully described,illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specificall)v claimed.

In the accompai'lying drawings like characters of reference indicatelike parts in the several views. and:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a comb constructed in accordance withthis invention.

Figure 2 is a vertical longitudinal section through such a comb.

Figure 3 is a section ou the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4t is a section on the line 4 4 of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a disassembled view showing a slight modification of certainparts of th-e device.

The comb as herein shown comprises a back han/ing socket openings 11 ateach end and provided on its' under side with. a. channel 12. At eachend of the back is provided an end plate or tooth 13 having a projectingpin 141 fitting in the respective sockets 11. These pins may either bemade integrally with the teeth 13 or may be simply engageable inrecesses 15 as shown in Figure 5. In each of the end teeth 13 is alsoprovided a shank receiving opening 16.

In connection with this back a series of teeth 17 are provided whichhave their base or butt portions fitted in 'the channel 12 and are keptin properly spaced relation by spacers 18 similarly fitted in saidchannel. These teeth and spacers are provided with openings registeringwith the` openings 16 so that a rod or shank 19 may be slipped throughsaid openings and hold the parts together. On one end of this rod isprovided a head 20 which bears against the outer surface of one of theend teeth while the other end carries a tubular washer 21 bearingagainst the other end tooth. A handle 22 is fitted on the projecting endof the shank and a nut 23 is used to draw all the parts together andbind them in their assembled relation as clearly seen in Figure 2.

In use the device is first heated to the desired degree. It is thengrasped by the handle, which is preferably of wood or the like, and thehair is combed until the kinks or waves are straightened out, theheating operation being repeat-ed from time to time as may be foundnecessary.

There has thus been provided a simple and efficient device of the kinddescribed and for the purpose specified.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is

1. In a comb of the class described, a ba ck, end teeth having pin andsocket interloclfing engagement with the ends of the back, alternateintermediate and separate teeth and spacers between said end teeth, aheaded pin passing tlrrough the end and inter-V mediate teeth andspacers and having its headed end resting on one of the end teeth, andmeans carried by the other end of the pin for clamping the partstogether.

2. In a comb of the class described, a back having a socket at each endand provided with a channel in its under side, end teeth each carrying apin engaging in its respective socket, alternate intermediate teeth andthe pin bearing :against the remaining endV Spacers having basepoi'tlons, fitted 1n sald tooth, a handle on said projecting endencha-nnel, a pin passing through the end and gaglng the Washer, and anut at the butt end 10 intermediate teeth and the spacers Iand proof thehandle screwed on the pin to kbind the jecting at one end, a head on thevremaining parts together. end ofthepin leaiirig aga'instonee'd tooth,In testimony whereof lI fli'x ni'51,;sxvik'g11ature. a tubnlar Washeronthe pro-jeoti'ng end of BENJAMIN SILVERMN.

